Quote by: Kingsley Amis

Time, plenty of it came to the rescue here: Kelly was to engage in self-expression. In Jake's vocabulary this was a vague term applied to activities like swearing and children's art but in the present context it evidently meant something more specific. The girl at once left her chair, sat down on one of the more affluent patches of carpet and clasped her knees.


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Author Bio


  • NameKingsley Amis
  • DescriptionEnglish novelist, poet, critic, teacher
  • AliasesSir Kingsley William Amis
  • BornApril 16, 1922
  • DiedOctober 22, 1995
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionScience Fiction Writer; Poet; Short Story Writer; Novelist; Literary Critic; Writer
  • AwardsCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire; Cholmondeley Award